"I think we bear some responsibility, not all, but it takes two to tango, for sure," Pompeo began in a resurfaced snippet from the hour-long interview. "That's not to blame the victim, that's just to say... I did go into a room with Harvey Weinstein, I sat at a table with him, I had a probably two and a half hour with him. He never said anything inappropriate to me, he never made any sort of physical advance to me.

Ellen Pompeo arrives at the 3rd Annual InStyle Awards at The Getty Center on October 23, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty)

"So I mean, it's all what we're willing to tolerate in our self-esteem, and what are we going to put up with, and what are we going to compromise to be liked, to be loved, to be accepted? How bad do we want to be in show business?"

The actress has since defended her remarks on Twitter, saying she made the comments ahead of the whole #MeToo movement. Last month, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years jail for rape and sexual assault.

"For those who feel offended or are taking this personally this panel was 2 + years ago and it was way before the whole stories of the women came out I Certainly didn't know he was a rapist at that point... that took shit to a whole different level," she tweeted on April 24.

"And... I'm talking about harassment... not assault. Two different things. I was speaking about MY experience of being harassed in Hollywood and my outlook on it," she added.

Concluding her explanation, Pompeo stated she was grateful that women are speaking up, and does not judge others for their way in handling events.

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